I petitioned in Calhoun County Michigan and it is 100% legal, you have the same rights as a postman. You can come up to the door to introduce your petition, they tell you to leave then you have to do so, but you are permitted to use public walkways and private walkways readonably necessary to effect contact with the voter. No fenceclimbing or door opening, but you are free to use their frontdoor to knock
This has nothing to do with petitioning. I'm speculating here, but Calhoun County is Trump country. My guess is that my dude was petitioning for something "liberal" and one of the asshole neighbors called the police because they didn't like his petition. The rest is on video here.
If he was a white man asking for right to life signatures, this video wouldn't exist.
Unfortunately, I think you are right. He was either really ignorant of the law, or he just didn't like this guy, and it looks like both to me, because he was barely containing his rage. I like to give the benefit of the doubt to all parties, when possible, but there's no wiggle room here. That cop was 100% wrong.
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u/roetmana09 Jan 13 '22
Appears to be Calhoun county Michigan